Velocipede



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NARGISO T. QUEVEDO, OF VOROESER, MASSAGHUSE' PS. 1

VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,110, dated May 6,1890.

Application filed December 31,1889. Serial No. 835,540. (No model.)

, ing in \Vorceste-r, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented.

new and useful Improvements in Velocipedes,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of velocipedes termed rowing-velocipedes or roWing-tricycles, in which the machine is propelled bylevers in the hands of the rider, the action of which is similar to thatof apair of oars.

The nature of the invention is fully described below and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of arowing-tricycle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of thesame. Fig. 3 is a detail plan showing the connection of the steeringapparatus with the actuating levers or oars, &c. Fig. 4 is a detailelevation showing the same. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of a portion ofthe steering mechanism below described. Fig. 6

is a sectional detail showing one of the wheels supporting the seat andthe track on which it rolls. 7 is aplan view of a modification, showingthe device adapted especially for a paddling movement of theactuatinglevers or oars.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. i

A represents the frame; B B, the drivingwheel; B, the driving-shaft; O,the steeringwheel; 0, the fork of the steering wheel, and O the handleor steering-bar, all constructed in accordance with well-knownprinciples in velocipedes.

Attached to each end of the driving-shaft B, outside the wheel, is acrank D, which is connected by the pitman D with the rear side of a rackE, sliding in the slotted portion A of the frame. (See Figs. 1 and 4.)Engaging each rack is a segment-gear F, pivoted to a bracket F,supported by the bars A", which form a part of the frame and sustain theseat. The levers H are pivotally secured by horizontal pivots at H toprojections F, integral with the segment-gears, said levers operatinglike the oars of a boat, and being, by means of said pivots, capable ofbeing swung up at will.

I is the seat supported on bars 1, whose ends are provided with rollersor wheels I", grooved so as to run on tracks a on the bars A", (see Fig.6,) which also supports a foot-rest a, of any suitable construction. Asthe rider sits on the seat, which operates like a sliding seat in aboat, his feet being on the rest a, he grasps the levers or oars H, and,by operatin g them as ordinary oars are handled, gives reciprocatingsemi-rotation to the segmentgears, reciprocating the racks F. androtating the driving-shaft B by means of the pitmen and cranks.

The provision for steering is as follows: The upper sides of the oars orlevers H are provided with longitudinal slots L, which connect withlongitudinal passages, the shape of which is shown at L in broken. linesin Fig. 4, which extend to the ends of-the oars.

K K are horizontal push-rods, provided with heads or thumb-pieces K andlying in said passages, the ends being bent up at and extending throughthe slots L. (See F1gs.8, 4, and 5.) These ends, which are preferablyprovided with rollers K lie in the slots n in the bell-crank levers N,pivoted on the posts N, supported by the oars. The opposite ends of thebell-cranks N are connected by the chains S with the bell-cranks P,pivoted on the posts P, which are the pivoted centers of I thesegment-gears, and to the outer ends of these bell-cranks are securedchains S, which extend to and are secured to the horizontal projectionsR, extending from the fork of the steering-wheel, said chains extendingalong the frame, as shown, and over pulleys, as m, wherever they divergefrom a straight line.

To steer the machine to the'right, the right thumb-piece K is pressed,thus pushing in its push-rod K, and, by means of the bellcranks N P andchains S S, pulling the right projection R back and turning thesteering- Wheel toward the right. To steer toward the left, the leftthumb-piece is pressed. Springs U around the posts P serve to keep thechains taut. Of course bands, cords, or other equivalent mechanicalconnections niay be substituted for the chains S S, if desired.

In Fig. 7 slight modifications are made, by means of which the machinemay be driven by a paddling instead of a rowing motion. The seat isstationary, it being supported by bars I, which are rigidly secured tothe frame A", and the cranks D are relatively arranged so as to avoidthe dead-point.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a velocipede, the combination of the driving-shaft, crank, andpitmanD D, rack E, supported by the frame, segment-gear F, engaging saidrack, and lever or oar H, arranged to operate said gear, substantiallyas set forth.

2. In a velocipede, the combination of the driving-shaft, crank, andpitman D D, rack E, supported by the frame, segment-gear F, engagingsaid rack, and lever or oar H, pivotally secured to said gear, as shown,whereby said oar or lever operates said gear, and has also anindependent substantially vertical movement of its free end,substantially as described.

The levers or oars H, slotted at L, the bent push-rods K K, playinginsaid oars and slots, and a system of levers and connections, as N 1 S S,extending to the opposite sides of the fork of the steering-wheel,whereby by pressing on a push-rod the machine is steered, substantiallyas set forth.

4. The combination of the frame, oars II, slotted at L, bent push-rods KK, bell-cranks N, chains S, bell-cranks P. chains S, pulleys, as m, rodsR, and fork of the steering-wheel, substantially as described.

NAROISO T. QUEVEDO. Witnesses:

FRANCIS H. DEWEY, ISABELLA BROWN.

